AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇫🇷 French future food fermentation project enters next phase with $22m in govt funding Green Queen
🇮🇳 Sid’s Farm raises $8.4 million to expand into new markets India Times
🇺🇸 Quercus Biosolutions closes $5m seed round to target resistant weeds with designer proteins AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 SCO2 captures $2.7m in funding to create high-value products from reclaimed food waste Green Queen
🇨🇱 Ecoterra raises $1M from Capibara Latamlist
🇦🇺 Agtech startup using AI to predict grain crops plants $1 million first raise Startup Daily
🇺🇸 RFI Ingredients takes on minority investment from Astanor to fund global expansion Nutritional Outlook
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇮🇪 Wild Bioscience acquires F1 Seed to create Britain’s first independent precision-breeding wheat business EU Startups
Funds, grants & accelerators
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° ADM Capital raises $48M for climate-smart land use in Indonesia Deal Room
People moves
🇺🇸 Indigo Ag appoints Fabio Del Cistia as managing director, LATAM LinkedIn
🇮🇳 Swiggy names ex-Myntra CEO to lead Instamart Tech in Asia
🇺🇸 Calysta hires new CEO, seeks new capital as JV partner ends financial support AgFunderNews
Other news
🇪🇪 Metrosert breaks ground on €2 million synthetic biology pilot plant to accelerate biotech scale-up in Estonia Protein Production Technology
🇺🇸 BASF Agricultural Solutions starts global registration of Replexor active herbicide iGrow News
🇰🇪 Soylenta strengthens its Hybrid True seed portfolio with the approval of SOLHY023 in Kenya African Business
🇺🇸 USA Drone Motors emerges from stealth to target gap in domestic drone supply chain AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 No Meat Factory to end US production, closing plant two years after opening Vegconomist
🇺🇸 Orbem begins US rollout of MRI-based in-ovo sexing tech AgFunderNews
